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From 06/12/2025 to 07/11/2025

04:15 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2265 (Feedback): Missing BMI check flag in tab files: Hello Gareth,
The variable bmiok was moved to the file xindresp_ns in the latest release.
You can verify this in... Understanding Society User Support Team
03:28 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2265 (Feedback): Missing BMI check flag in tab files: Hello,
These variables appear to be missing from c_indresp_ns.tab and c_indresp_ns.tab in UKDA-7251-tab files:
... Gareth Hagger-Johnson

12:04 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2262 (Feedback): Analysing debt: how to deduct mortgage debt and which weights to apply: Hello Gabriele
Regarding your first question, I’ve shared it with the Income Team to get their input. I’ll forward... Understanding Society User Support Team
09:53 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2264 (Feedback): seearnnet_dv variable query: Hello Benjamin
The variable seearnnet_dv is a derived measure of net self-employment earnings, constructed using v... Understanding Society User Support Team

07:50 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2263 (Feedback): Rent/ Mortgage Payment amounts available- COVID-19 survey: Hello Mhairi,
There are a few variables related to rent and mortgages in the COVID-19 Survey. You can locate them ... Understanding Society User Support Team
10:44 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2263 (Feedback): Rent/ Mortgage Payment amounts available- COVID-19 survey: Hello,
I'm just looking to check whether housing payments (rent/mortgage) are available in the COVID-19 survey? I... Mhairi Webster
01:08 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2264 (Feedback): seearnnet_dv variable query: To whom it may concern,
I am contacting regarding questions I have on the seearnnet_dv variable within the indresp ... Benjamin Bolger

04:06 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2262 (Feedback): Analysing debt: how to deduct mortgage debt and which weights to apply: Hi,
I was wondering if you have suggestions on best practices for an analyses of debt using the "debty" variable ... Gabriele Mari

05:39 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2260: Request for explaining the different missing rates of variables across all waves: Hi Evan,
The gradually increasing missing values in these variables are due to the mode effect. The highest number... Understanding Society User Support Team

12:01 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2260: Request for explaining the different missing rates of variables across all waves: Hi,
Sorry for the late reply. Regarding the variable scghq2_dv, you previously explained that “In Waves 1 and 2, t... Evan Zhang

03:51 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2260: Request for explaining the different missing rates of variables across all waves: Dear Evan,
Is there a particular element you'd like us to explain further?
Best wishes,
UKHLS User Support Understanding Society User Support Team
12:55 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2260: Request for explaining the different missing rates of variables across all waves: Hi Roberto,
Thanks for your reply. I have the further question about the reasons behind the steadily decreasing pr... Evan Zhang

08:34 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2261 (Feedback): Cross wave with hhresp datafile: Hello Adele,
Households in UKHLS are uniquely identified in each wave by w_hidp, a wave specific variable with a ... Understanding Society User Support Team
04:27 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2261 (Feedback): Cross wave with hhresp datafile: Hello, I have an question about the cross variable identifier in the dataset. For reference I am using the datasets S... Adele Chapman
04:05 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2259 (Closed): Request for explaining the different missing rates of variables across all waves: Response is provided in Issue #2260.
Best wishes,
Understanding Society User Support Team
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04:03 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2260 (Feedback): Request for explaining the different missing rates of variables across all waves: Hello Evan
In Waves 1 and 2, the self-completion questionnaire, including the GHQ questions, was administered on p... Understanding Society User Support Team

03:25 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2260 (Feedback): Request for explaining the different missing rates of variables across all waves: Dear Understanding Society Team,
I am currently working with data from the UKHLS and have some questions regarding... Evan Zhang
02:55 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2259 (Closed): Request for explaining the different missing rates of variables across all waves: Dear Understanding Society Team,
I am currently working with data from the UKHLS and have some questions regarding... Anonymous

10:10 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2256: Creation of a variable broadly capturing job change: Very reassuring, Roberto. Many thanks for your attention.
And best wishes
Luis Ortiz Luis Ortiz

11:19 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2256: Creation of a variable broadly capturing job change: Hello Luis
I think your approach is correct.
Your approach to creating a more inclusive job change variable is s... Understanding Society User Support Team
10:42 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2257: understanding society waves: Hello Raffaele,
To make yearly comparisons, you’ll need to combine data from two waves. For example, to construct... Understanding Society User Support Team

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